Ottawa sees fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19 in one-day dip, two new deaths
Ottawa Public Health says 85 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19, a low figure after several days of triple-digit daily case counts.

Ottawa Public Health says 85 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19, a low figure after several days of triple-digit daily case counts.
City officials tell CTV News that a temporary cut to shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will affect Ottawa's ability to vaccinate residents.
Police in Gatineau, Que. say a 26-year-old woman has been arrested and charged after officers discovered the body of an infant in an apartment in Hull.
Julie Findlay, educator and ‘Mom in the Know’ shares some ideas for fun learning opportunities while schools remain closed.
The latest TikTok trend has spilled over into other social media platforms, encouraging the internet to dance to and sing along with sea shanties that are sometimes hundreds of years old.
One expert says Canadians are still able to express themselves and show emotion to one another through their body language and facial expressions even when wearing a face mask.
An Ottawa doctor used some of her free time this weekend to build a large dragon out of snow on her front lawn.
Tucked away at a picnic bench behind the Giant Tiger in Arnprior, you will usually find Guy Lamarche and his husky, Gunner.
A blast of winter weather during a stay-at-home order means more time for building snowmen in the yard and an easier time for city crews clearing the streets.
Betty White says she will mark her 99th birthday on Sunday by staying up as late as she wants to 'without asking permission.'
Turning off the camera during Zoom or video meetings can actually help reduce a person's carbon footprint of the call by 96 per cent, a new environmental study finds.
The latest on COVID-19 in Ottawa for Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.
Ottawa Public Health is reporting 123 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more resident has died.
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson says recent news that shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to Canada would be temporarily cut in half is a setback, but he's still hopeful life in the city can return to a semblance of normality by the summer.
As COVID-19 vaccines are delivered to local long-term care homes, one Ottawa retirement home is battling an outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of four residents.
The Ottawa Hospital's CEO says if vaccine supply arrives as planned, the entire city will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the summer.
The National Capital Commission says fans of the popular Rideau Canal Skateway should only visit this winter if they live close by.
St. Faustina Parish in Cumberland is offering a drive-in mass every Sunday, believed to be the only Roman Catholic service of its kind in the region.
With Ontario's stay-at-home order now in effect, small businesses are facing yet another challenge to staying afloat.
The money from the GoFundMe would be divided among Kanata and Stittsville restaurants.
Ottawa's sledding hills and skating rinks will stay open with a 25-person limit during Ontario's stay-at-home order.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging United States President-elect Joe Biden to reconsider his reported decision to block the Keystone XL pipeline extension when he takes office on Wednesday.
A Simcoe, Ont., woman said she's facing an $880 fine for violating the province's lockdown measures.
Residents of Mission, B.C., and surrounding communities showed up in tow trucks, Teslas and everything in between to show solidarity with a teen viciously assaulted at a school because of their gender identity.
A Waterloo, Ont. family has created a mutli-room lounge out of snow.
A Vancouver Island woman is counting her blessings, and her kitten is counting its remaining lives.
Scientists are hoping water found near Timmins, Ont., that is more than a billion years old, can provide insight into the possibility that life once existed on Mars.
A look at how to spread kindness and positivity using our body language -- even when half our face is covered by a mask.
It seems students aren't the only ones losing their cool over remote learning.
As Montrealers dig their way out of the first major snow storm of the season, an expert shows you how to shovel without getting hurt.
Presidential historian Alvin Felzenberg says an update of his 2008 evaluation of U.S. presidents would rank Donald Trump among the worst ever due to his failures managing the COVID-19 crisis and his lack of character.
A man froze to death overnight on Saturday just steps from a downtown Montreal shelter where he’d been keeping warm. Public Health had banned the shelter from having clients overnight amid a COVID-19 outbreak.
More than 500 critical care beds will be added to hospitals with high rates of COVID-19 transmission, the Ontario government announced Monday.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging United States President-elect Joe Biden to reconsider his reported decision to block the Keystone XL pipeline extension when he takes office on Wednesday.
The U.S. Capitol was shut down temporarily on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a fire broke out near the complex, the Capitol Police said, underscoring security jitters days before U.S. president-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirms 63 residents and 53 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Roberta Place long-term care home in Barrie, Ont. since Jan. 8. Nine residents have now died.
Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's ongoing effort to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to priority health-care workers and long-term care facilities has been hindered by supply concerns.
A Simcoe, Ont., woman said she's facing an $880 fine for violating the province's lockdown measures.
Another parole hearing has been scheduled for Marco Muzzo, who was responsible for a 2015 Toronto-area crash that claimed the lives of three young children and their grandfather.
Kaveh Madani explains how turning off your camera during zoom meetings can help reduce your carbon footprint and help the climate.